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Norman Pirollo, successful founder of White Mountain Design, White Mountain Toolworks, Refined Edge Design, WoodSkills and Pirollo Design, guides you through the process of starting and setting up your own woodworking business. Learn from an experienced business person in this field. Norman provides the necessary expertise and answers questions about starting your own woodworking business in this information packed course.

– Start Woodworking Business Course can be Downloaded or available on DVD– over 3 full hours long
– 23 video modules describe steps to start your own woodworking business
– modules can be followed in any order and stopped or repeated at any time
– 23 modules included in single price
– Woodworking Business Certificate is available upon completion

The video modules include critical topics on starting a woodworking business. Each module guides you through the learning and development process of the business skills you are seeking. Start Your Own Woodworking Business Course is derived from over 20 years of woodworking business and furniture making expertise.

Course Overview (short, lo-res) can be viewed below.

Norman Pirollo, successful founder of White Mountain Design, White Mountain Toolworks, Refined Edge Design, WoodSkills and Pirollo Design, guides you through the process of starting and setting up your own woodworking business. Learn from an experienced business person in this field. Norman provides the necessary expertise and answers questions about starting your own woodworking business in this information packed course. The course features separate modules on these topics:

01. Introduction02. Is self-employment for you?03. Converting a hobby to a business04. Important questions to ask yourself05. Do you know your joinery06. What about finishing skills07. How much time & deadlines08. Part time vs. Full time?09. Creating a niche10. Legal stuff & business plan11. What machinery do you need12. What hand tools do you need13. How much space do you need14. Developing a product15. Finding a market16. Creating a portfolio17. Internet marketing18. Work-life balance19. Working on commission20. Expanding your business21. Expanding present location22. Technology in woodworking23. Conclusion

The authors furniture and wood art are featured in various international books and magazines. His furniture and wood art have won awards both in furniture and art shows. The unique, studio furniture which the author designs and creates can be seen at: Pirollo Design and at The Refined Edge blog. Norman is also the founder of White Mountain Design, maker of fine jewelry boxes, humidors and wood hand planes since 1996.

Norman maintains a blog of ongoing projects in his studio at: www.pirollodesign.com as well as having written and published three books in the past year. Some of the books and magazines which the authors furniture, work methods and philosophy have been featured in:

Jonathan Cirgesi of Chicago, Illinois says this about Business Course “I found out a lot I didn’t know about starting a woodworking business”

23 video modules available when you purchase the Start Your Own Woodworking Business Course. Purchase the complete DVD with all 23 HD 1280x720P High Resolution Video modules for $34.00 or download it for $29.00

For a limited time, receiveWOODSKILLS Issue 01 & 02 (digital) $16 value with purchase of a class or course.